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Heat wave bakes India

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Temperatures soared into the 90s in southern India, Wednesday, breaking several records for this day of the year.

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A severe heat wave has enveloped most of north India with casualties reported in several states. According to data from the Ahmadabad Municipal Corporation, 39 people have died because of heatstroke and more than 200 have been admitted in various hospitals of the city in the past month, news reports said. (AP/Ajit Solanki)

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Rider covered to protect himself from scorching heat. (BCCL/Pritam Thakur)

Hospital staff break ice to apply on heat stroke victims at a hospital in Ahmadabad on May 21, 2010. Gujarat state recorded a high of 48.5 degree Celsius (119.3 Fahrenheit) for the first time in the history of the state, according to officials of the India Meteorological Department. (AP/Ajit Solanki)